{"id":4667,"date":"2026-07-13T02:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T21:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4667"},"modified":"2026-07-13T02:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T21:24:12","slug":"lindsey-grahams-preliminary-cause-of-death-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4667","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Graham&#8217;s Preliminary Cause of Death Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<div id=\"attachment_5650549\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5650549\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5650549\" src=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25212609701337-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25212609701337-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25212609701337-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25212609701337-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25212609701337-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25212609701337-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25212609701337-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25212609701337-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5650549\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aaron Schwartz\/Sipa USA via AP Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sen. <strong>Lindsey Graham\u2019s<\/strong> (R-SC) office released a preliminary examination on Sunday afternoon he died from \u201cAortic Dissection due to Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Punchbowl News founder <strong>Jake Sherman<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JakeSherman\/status\/2076410061648187518?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> the news on X, one day after the veteran conservative lawmaker died at the age of 71.<\/p>\n<p>Sherman relayed the following message from Graham\u2019s team:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The preliminary examination findings were: Aortic Dissection due to Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.<\/p>\n<p>The death certificate will be PENDING until all the toxicological and microscopic testing are finalized and at that point the death certificate will be updated to reflect the cause of death and appropriately classify the manner of death.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Mayo Clinic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/aortic-dissection\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20369496\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explains<\/a> on its website an aortic dissection is \u201ca medical emergency in which a tear happens in the inner layer of the body\u2019s main artery. The artery is called the aorta. Blood rushes through the tear. This causes the inner and middle layers of the artery to split, called a dissection. If the blood goes outside the artery, aortic dissection is often deadly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aortic dissection is not very common, the Mayo Clinic said. \u201cIt usually happens in men in their 60s and 70s,\u201d and symptoms are often tied to other health issues \u2014 which can lead to delays in diagnosis, the medical center added.<\/p>\n<p>Graham\u2019s office had initially said he died from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/just-in-lindsey-grahams-preliminary-cause-of-death-revealed\/\u201cbrief and sudden illness,\u201d according to a statement released by his office.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> a \u201cbrief and sudden illness\u201d<\/a> when it announced his death on Saturday night. The senator had just returned to Washington, D.C. from Ukraine the day before.<\/p>\n<p>President<strong> Donald Trump<\/strong> honored his longtime ally shortly after he died.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Lindsey Graham, one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, is dead!\u201d Trump posted early on Sunday morning. \u201cHe was always working, and was a true American Patriot. Lindsey will be greatly missed!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump followed that up on Sunday afternoon by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116908044067369620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordering<\/a> all American flags to be lowered to half mast until next Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Schwartz\/Sipa USA via AP Images Sen. Lindsey Graham\u2019s (R-SC) office released a preliminary examination on Sunday afternoon he died from \u201cAortic Dissection due to Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.\u201d Punchbowl News founder Jake Sherman reported the news on X, one day after the veteran conservative lawmaker died at the age of 71. 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